During our stay at Sunny Beach we decided to drive 400 km to make sure that Bulgaria has wonderful mountain ranges and picturesque trekking. From Black sea coast it was easy to manage by recently built Burgas – Sofia highway. Ok, maybe I overstate – some parts of highway seem to be from soviet times, … Continue reading Best hiking in Balkan mountains
Beginning of April is great for skiing in Lapland (north of Finland) – days become longer and snow is still more than 1 m deep. Here comes short expedition video to get rough impression: So, just before Easter together with couple of polar animals we await for our luggage in Rovaniemi airport. Ski bus brings … Continue reading Cross country skiing in Lapland behind Polar circle
Angel Falls or Salto Ángel is the world’s highest waterfall, dropping a total of 978m from the summit of the Auyan Tepuy, and with an 807m uninterrupted drop. It is known as Parekupa-meru by the local Pemon Indians but gained the Angel name after US pilot Jimmy Angel crash-landed on the Auyan Tepuy while searching … Continue reading Angel Falls – world’s highest waterfall, Venezuela
There are 115 such tabletop mountains in the Gran Sabana region in the south-east of Venezuela where the highest concentration of tepuis are found. The precipitous mountains tower over the surrounding area by up to 1,000 meters. On top of the mountains grow various types of forests with a wide variety of orchids and bromeliads … Continue reading Tepui table-top mountains, Venezuela
Last 2 weeks in a small company of friends we traveled across Vietnam. One of the main goals for our expedition was to reach the so-called Roof of Indochina, the highest peak of Vietnam and Indochina – Fansipan. We did not expect the climb to be so heavy. The trail was very steep and mostly … Continue reading Climbing Fansipan – highest peak of Indochina
Alta Via 2 runs from Brixen to Feltre.
The Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP) is a long-distance footpath in the Pyrenees. Like the GR 10 and the GR 11, the path travels the length of the Pyrenees from coast to coast. However, where the GR 10 and GR 11 stick mainly to lower routes and mountain passes on the French and Spanish sides of … Continue reading Haute Route Pyrenees (HRP) trekking, Spain and France
Largest and most northerly national park in the world. Great fjords and glaciers.
The best attraction is Scuba-Doo 260 km from coast in Nordic territories – less affected by pollution.
The temple is famed for its moss garden. To get entrance permit you should apply in written long time before, besides you have to re-write page of hieroglyphs.
Live volcanoes, lava walks, rainforests…
We were flying by the airline company, which always arrives before time. An air-plane landed at Girona, in my opinion, at too high speed, but definitely before the appointed time. Although Mediterranean was temptation for us, we went to the central region of peninsula – to the main ridge of Pyrenees – to Pedraforca and farther to the National park … Continue reading Best hiking routes in Spanish Pyrenees
The Chocolate Hills placed Bohol on the tourist map long before the beautiful white beaches of the island became major tourist destinations. The most famous and signature tourist attraction of Bohol, it is a prime tourist destination in the Philippines.
The valley is located in the Nā Pali Coast State Park and houses the beautiful Kalalau Beach. The Nā Pali Coast is very rugged and is inaccessible to automobiles. The only legal ways to access the valley are by kayak or by hiking the Kalalau Trail.
Flat desert has been place for several speed records. As surprise there appear do picturesque Fly Geyser and Fly Ranch formations. The levellest and most uniform section is the Black Rock Playa, which stretches for 35 miles, beginning just south of the small town of Gerlach and extending northeast towards the edge of the Black … Continue reading Black Rock Desert, Nevada, U.S.
White water rafting down and up-stream! Enjoy crazy drive by Shotover Jet.
